Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Order 8 Rule 9 CPC | No Amendment to Pleadings After Trial Commences If It Contradicts Original Stand : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that permitting a defendant to file an inconsistent additional written statement after trial has begun amounts to an abuse of process under the CPC. This clarifies that once issues are framed and evidence is recorded, parties cannot pivot to mutually exclusive legal positions - safeguarding trial integrity and fairness for plaintiffs and courts alike.